The Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine profession has matured to the point where assistants are now a necessity.
This is why hiring the right person to fill your acupuncture assistant position is key.
Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture Council Network (AAC).
As an acupuncturist, your time is spent treating patients.
The Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine profession has matured to the point where assistants are now a necessity.
This is why hiring the right person to fill your acupuncture assistant position is key.
Along with answering the phone, greeting patients, and accepting payments, an acupuncture assistant job description may include:
setting up the patient in the treatment room,
taking vital signs,
checking on patients to ensure their comfort,
preparing herbal formulas,
pulling needles,
applying gua sha, cupping, etc.
handling the front desk checkout,
engaging in marketing,
filing insurance claims.
Ultimately, with proper training your acupuncture assistant will be a positive asset to your growing acupuncture practice.
Note: Each state may have their own requirements for what an acupuncture assistant can and cannot do.
Remember, billing with incorrect acupuncture CPT and ICD codes can lead to claim rejections and delays in payments, which can have a devastating impact on generating revenue and keeping you in business.
If you are experiencing insurance claim denial, staff spending too much time trying to get claims paid, and patients asking why their claims have not been paid then American Acupuncture Council Network is your solution.
American Acupuncture Council Network stays ahead of the curve on the latest trends and changes in billing and coding by utilizing their direct channel of communication with the insurance companies and organizations that set the guidelines.
There is a reason acupuncturists have trusted AAC with their business for over 30 years.
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